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Math Club Graphs 2011
First grade math club students created surveys, polled their classmates using clickers, and recorded their data in pie and bar graphs. They created a Podcast to show what they learned. This is a young student done podcast. It is best used as an example of what students can do to integrate math with technology.
" I Can Count to 100"- A Counting Song
This lively computer-animated video features a chant which will help children practice counting from 1-100. The numbers appear as they are said , and emphasis is placed on each multiple of ten. ( 2:40)
Emperor Penguins - Parents and Babies in Antarctica
This 2:32 long video shows how these penguins live and survive in the coldest of climates. It shows how the parents care for the young and how they find food. A good introduction to animal adaption as well as a case study.
The Lion King- In ASL
Student-Created Video- The Disney story of, The Lion King, is told in American Sign Language for an ASL 1 class project. No voice, text or illustrations are used in the story. (09:37)
The Dic-Dic-Dictionary This song is from the record "What's the Good Word." The video/picture does not change. Song starts with a person explaining how the dictionary began then proceeds into song and explains what a dictionary is, what it contains, and why you use it. Video would be more interesting if picture changed, but quality of song is good. Good for early elementary students. This is 1960s vintage. (2:36)
Dog Domestication 1
Dogs domesticate themselves because the more trusting ones remain at human garbage dumps and eat more food than the wilder ones. This video clip is from PBS. (08:50)
Newton's Laws of Motion
A four minute introduction of Newton's Laws of Motion. It is well done with easy to understand explanations. A great video to introduce this topic even for younger students.
Crocodiles in Love
With snout rubbing and bubble blowing, two saltwater crocodiles court one another. (02:26)
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad (3:07)
Born a slave, Harriett Tubman became a famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, leading hundreds of slaves to freedom. This is an overview, but lacks maps, statistics, and other information that would make it more useful.
How to Measure the Rapid Climate Change on Earth
Learn about what we do about the rapid climate changes. In this video you will also learn more about what the atmospheric radiation measurement program does. (07:47)
"E" is for Elephant
In this short, animated video, students will be introduced to the uppercase letter "E". Students will learn the "E" words-elephant and egg. This is a good teaching resource to introduce the letter "E" to the early childhood classroom. (1:29)
Super "E"!(Children's song by Mark D. Pencil)
This is a short music-filled video about the short and long 'e'. (03:18)
They Might Be Giants-"The Vowel Family" Song
Young learners will enjoy the cute, animated puppets in this video. Students will learn about the different vowels. Some of the lyrics include. "Vowels are important letters. There are vowels in every word." Content is appropriate for early readers in elementary and/or for special education. (2:11)
Garageband Tutorial - How to use Garageband to make Music
In this ten minute Apple Garageband tutorial the various ways students and others can use Garageband to make presentations. The video moves rapidly and so it would be of benefit to stop the video after each element is explained.
Animal Cells by StudyJams
Animal cells have many functions that support the life of the animal. Animal cells also have lots of different parts, including the cell body, cytoplasm, mitochondria, nucleus, vacuole, and cell membrane. Learn more about the parts of a cell with this slide show from StudyJams. Vibrant images are set to music while information is written under each photo. A short, self-checking quiz is also included in this link.
Show Me the Money- (children's coin song by Jack Hartmann)
This two minute musical video uses graphics and a song to help the students understand the value of coins as relative to other coins.
Learn Biology: How to Draw a Punnett Square
This 4:21 video carefully explains human genetics and how to draw a square that helps explains what happens dominate and recessive genes meet. The teacher needs to review this video first as there are some terms that may need to be explained more carefully.
Heredity By StudyJams
Heredity is the passing of traits, or features, from parents to offspring through genes. Genes, which are found inside cells, are shared from one generation to the next, passing on all kinds of characteristics like eye color, dimples, freckles, and height. Learn more about heredity with this cartoon animation from StudyJams. A short, self-checking quiz is also included with this link.
